Corpulent Tosser

Anyone had one ?

Sliding Pillar Suspension, is it any good or cheap and nasty ?

Is a 2B (as opposed to earlier Robin Hoods which are heavy) very much heavier than a Westfield ?

Any info of any kind, not just don't do it, good points bad points.

One good point is they are much cheaper than Westies.

Corpulent Tosser

No-one with any info on these things ?

pugoetru

my friend had one it was heavyish and the suspension needed greased regularly i think
drove well enough though

mj

how much do they cost?

are they less than this:

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I used to have a Westfield, but that was only because I couldn't afford a Caterham

pugoetru

even with proper suspension it would be a lot less than that

mj

er..
missed that, so they must be mega sh1te then.

pugoetru

but then some people say jap cars are ****e

mj

Case.Rested.

dnb

Sliding pillar suspension is supposed to be absolutely awful. (And I've heard SVA testers say that they won't pass it)

I dislike using stainless steel as a chassis too - it's too prone to fatigue failure.

A friend has just built one, and is SVAing it this week. (He went for the mild steel chassis and the wishbone kit) It's cost him about £4k in total (I think), including a reasonable 150bhp pinto engine with twin 45s light seats, tools etc... I think his weighed in at about 650kgs...

It's not an easy build - it's easy to totally F it up, so don't buy a "partially done" one!

I'm waiting to see it finished (at last) and for my drive at the beginning of December.

[Edited by dnb - 10/15/2003 9:51:00 PM]

m4rk rs

http://www.robinhoodengineering.co.uk

[Edited by m4rk rs - 10/15/2003 11:45:39 PM]

J ALLSOP

Dont bother mate - heavy and rather crude

Either save up or buy an older westie / caterham

Sure you pay more up front but when you come to sell it
you will be far happier

Stuart Taylor

If you look in any kit car magazine you will see loads more Robin Hoods for sale than any other kit. That should start the alarm bells ringing.

Stuart

Corpulent Tosser

Cheers Guys
Sorry for being late responding, I went and had a look at a Robin Hood, it was not for sale just someone local who has one, it was an early monocoque type(not 2B version).

It looked OK but I will not be buying a Robin Hood.

Thanks again
CT